The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-04
THE MYSTERY OF THE MERE.
VINO WAS TIE HANDsOMD W0MAN
WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN ITS

WHO WAB ThE hANbbOMU WV"hUs
WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN FTP
Jnmes Cody Says 10 10 Not the Body or BIS
wife, Although 10 Leeks Like her-Ne
Progress In Feiiswine Dat Other Cises.
A handsome woman In the bloom Of life
was found drowned in tho Harlem Mere, lake
in Central Park. opposite East Tooth street, on
last Saturday morning. The body was limp.
and had not been In tho water longer than half
an hour The corpse was that OF q woman
about 80 years old. She was blonde, with
abundant auburn hair that fell In bangs over
the forehead. and was very slightly tinged With
gray on tho crown Of the head.
Hcr eyes wero blue with long lashos. Her
face was plump, and the skin was white and
smooth. Her teeth were even and pretty. Her
feet were small. and hcr hands were soft and
had neatly trimmed nails. The woman was OF
fne figure. She was five feet f1vo inches tall.
and would weigh about lao pounds.
The body was taken to the Arsenal, and an
examination was made Of the clothing. 1t was
plain. but well-Htting, and consisted Of black
Jersey with lowered front, an overskirt and
dress OF black French cashmere. black and
white ribbed stockings. buttoned kid gators.
and black laced mittens without fingers.
Her corsets and underclothing wore white
and OF good quality. She carried white linen
handkerchief with a lowered border. Her hat
WIS missing. In her pocket was q purse con-
tanning eight cents, a gold finger ring with
black stone out Of its setting. two keys,
ROSARY, beads, and brass religious modal,
with picture of the Virgin Mary on one side
and cross and I. H. =. on the other.
Upon the bank where tho body was brought
ashore was found an empty whiskey bottle. 1t
was corked and was labelled "kellers Ken
lucky Rye. from James J. Hartigan. Thames
street. It is not certain that the bottle be-
longed to tho woman. but 1t is presumed that
II was hers, and that she fell or plunged into
the lake at about the place tho bottle was
found. There is no current in the lake. and
she was in tho water to the point where she
was found.
asked in permission er1hS to see the body He said
from w n's had od him that she
lied his wife. Cody explained that his wife
Ellen hd been Rar wa Sr ssh Its Tho
face. too. greatly resembled hers but he did
not recognize single one OF the articles found
apparel. Later in the day. when the body
rcached the Morgue., Cody went there and
took another look. He came ea , away satisfied
The examination at the Morgue showed that
there WAS no outward indication OF foul play,
probab abb } fro from religious mania. .~'-
Seldom has more attractive face been seen
IN coffin Ct she MpEsus RsepeE Jo ; FhoSa.ty
at the Moreue for the purpose 81 identihGa,Ion
after The body has been buried If it is not
Numbers Of people called at the Morgue on
Sunday and yesterday to see the body. All
were, In search Of missing girl but none n
looked ut the body closely. and walked away
! Do you s know her ?" asked Joe Fogarty.
did you expect to flnd some onep"
We'll, Q dear friend OF mine has gone away"
A richly dressed woman. accompanied BY q
day. " When the face was shown to her she
e esSa last tody and his 2year
old etepson arriyed at the MorEus with re- re-,
sss again Morsue Mas q se h%
and t6s lid that been nailed on tho coffin was
found .ssm III sssa Ss
false teeth. She had also mark undor her
Ms 10 ss.s sAs sRs
soS IL s hi ssS Ss had R ss9
VIE a1 I'D sdS named Mrs Monsssn Wh
Sss alone in little
nsh Se Gsdy called his wife out of Mrs
her He Loft her. b said. near Mrs: Monahans
MSud Sss Ss Saa Ss but shsn did
everywhere for her without success.
Mrs Monahan said that she had not, seen
eSs e Bhe haa NO des ahss
Mrs. Monahan,s house is only three or four
nlrof fra fho In la (LOhu uAa vutt
his mother and brother in Fourth avenue. near
109th street.
a h. wsn ss S s aaos T
y her care. Mrs. Kenneay of iSsth street and
other, Thomas. u years old. was adopted BY
Mrs. Mansfield. who lives in the house where
Mrs Cody worked at ,dressmakinR. Her
aeauIintances in Harlem describe her as being
like the dead woman. None OF them have
viz the of
the chop house IN Thames street known as
what the description OF the suicide. came to
the kitchen door, and INQUIRED II q man named
Baker wis among the men then eating In the
She said that Baker. was short and stout, and
Tesa M ssSs @R sysa 70 nS Mr. ms
Sst t. dSPf II, 1t him know I'm here Oh, want
70 SSsc Wa n was told TINT there vas M Mr.
Baker there. and she left; Mrs. Holahans
recollection OF her Is that she was rather fast
shs xii and
Nj: aartisss s1 says that the woman who went
into his nel9hbors chop house was not In his
saloon: He has no recollection Of selling q
flask Of whiskey to woman. His rule is to
flask she would be remembered. The body OF
the unknown will be taken from the Moreue
at o'clock this morning and buried In Pot
ter's Field.
A VICTORY FOR KISSANE
The Chemical Bsak Suit Ruled Out Under
tho Statute OF LimitatIsns,